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It's twins for H.H. Sheikh Hamdan

Friday, 21 May 2021 10:36

By ARN News Centre

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and his wife, Sheikha Sheikha bint Saeed bin Thani Al Maktoum, have been blessed with twins, a boy and a girl.

Sheikh Hamdan, who also holds the post of the Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, made the announcement on his Instagram account with an image of baby footprints in blue and pink.

The boy has been named Rashid, while the girl’s named Sheikha.

Sheikh Hamdan later posted a picture of him holding his babies.

It got 617,030 likes within two hours of posting.

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